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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


Most viewed - Virginia Counties
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Elk Creek - Stone's Chapel road665 viewsStone's Chapel Road, Elk Creek District. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold[emai;]david-arnold@comcast.net{.email]
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sideviewFlatRockUMC.jpg664 viewsCourtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net
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7mileford~0.jpg663 viewsThis circa 1895 photo shows Seven Mile Ford at that time.
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Rugby - Bookmobile Visit662 viewsThis is a late 1940s or early 1950s photo showing a visit of the Grayson County Library's bookmobile to the Rugby Community. Johnny Warren is the child coming from the bookmobile with books. Conley Warren is standing behind Johnny. Marvin Reedy is sitting on the porch of the store. The other man is unidentified. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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Seven Mile Ford - Railroad Trestle661 viewsThis limestone trestle over the Middle Fork of Holston River was built in 1857 and is still in use. Photo July 13, 2007, by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Sunset Over the Well Fields661 viewsSUNSET ON THE WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 13, 2007 / 9:08 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Blacksburg - War Memorial661 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the War Memorial on the Virginia Tech campus.
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100_1410.jpg660 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Galax - Galax School660 viewsPhoto April 7, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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Mouth of Wilson - Fields Ford660 viewsThis structure at one time housed Fields Ford, now closed. Currently it is used as an antique shop. Photo by Jeff Weaver, June 6, 2007.
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Radford - Radford Normal School660 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows the proposed location for the women's extension from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and that new school is now known as Radford University.
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barracksvpi1940.jpg659 viewsFrom a postcard.
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